-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Jeremy McGuire , the 23-year-old `` boat shop associate '' from Texas was evicted from the Big Brother house last night . And even though Julie Chen went easy on him during his exit interview , we did n't think he should be able to walk away without answering some questions .

Entertainment Weekly : How 's it going , Jeremy ?

Jeremy McGuire : It 's going as good as it can be . I mean , I got evicted , so it 's kind of a bummer .

EW : How much did you know that you were getting evicted ? You seemed when you gave your final speech to the house to know that it was kind of a fait accompli .

McGuire : Yeah , I mean it 's a small house and word gets around quick , so I mean , I knew at the beginning of the week . And even though I tried to make as many deals as possible , they knew that the only way to get me out was to backdoor me so they took the opportunity .

EW : I mean , can you blame them ?

McGuire : No , I ca n't blame them . I mean , it 's a game , and I respect everybody 's game , and to be honest with you , if they did n't get me out then , they probably would n't have been able to get me out later .

EW : Yeah , it 's true . I 'm sure you have n't had time to go back and watch , but it almost seemed like Helen and Elissa might 've been ready to make a deal with you . At what point after you had that talk with them in the HOH room , did you know that 's not going to work ?

McGuire : Ah , well , I was making deals all the way up to the last day , so I did n't know until the last day . But , Helen had enough respect for me to come up and let me know that none of the deals were gon na be made and I just had that gut feeling .

EW : Were you surprised that GinaMarie was one of the people to vote you out ?

McGuire : No , actually . I told her beforehand to vote with the house so that she could be in a better position . I mean , I knew I was going with or without her vote . It made her cry , but she 's a good girl , and I did n't want to ruin her game .

EW : No offense , but anything makes her cry .

McGuire : Yes . -LSB- Laughs -RSB- That 's very true . She wears her heart on her sleeve .

EW : What was up with all the tears ?

McGuire : This was a very emotional cast . I feel like there was a lot of high emotions , and that house is a pressure cooker , so I think it just made everything a little bit worse .

EW : I think had Kaitlin not used her power of veto , you both would actually still be in the house . I think that Aaryn would 've gone home . I do n't think people would 've taken it out on Kaitlin for not using it . What 's your sense of what might have happened ?

McGuire : I do n't know . From what we were told , if she did n't use it , she would be going home , so we felt that it would be stupid for her not to use it . I mean , everybody told her that she would either have to use it or she 'd be going home because everyone would vote her out for keeping me here . So we did what we had to do at the time that we had to do it .

EW : Did you ever think about playing her and somehow telling her that that was n't the case , so that she would keep you and she would go ?

McGuire : Ah no . You know , I 'm not gon na lie , I fell hard for her , and I did n't want to ruin her game at all . I mean , I would 've used it on myself , so I told her to use it on herself .

EW : So like you said a couple minutes ago , the house was a real pressure cooker this season , and it 's been an incredibly controversial season . How much were you told after you left the house about some of the things people have been saying about the racism and the homophobia and the anti-Semitism and the sexism that 's gone on among the contestants ?

McGuire : Yeah , I was warned a little bit about some of the things . They told me that it 's been a pretty hectic time outside the house , but I have n't gotten in to too many specifics , so I could n't really tell you too much . But I know who I am , and I know that no matter what anybody says , it 's not going to change my feelings about myself . So bring it on is all I have to say .

EW : I have n't been watching the feeds . I 've just been watching the show , but there have been a lot of people that have been watching the feeds , and they 've been reporting things that several the contestants â $ '' among you â $ '' have said and there have been some homophobic and racist and sexist things that you 've said . Do you have anything to say about that ?

EW : ` Big Brother ' adds disclaimer for prejudice

McGuire : Yeah , I 'm not racist , sexist , or homophobic , so I mean , I guess everything can be taken out of context . Everybody in there was friendly with everybody and we were n't scared to say it in front of each other , so I 'm sure it was just twisted and turned in a way to entertain . But I guess we 'll just have to wait and see .

EW : Well , I do n't know how much some of these words can be twisted or misinterpreted . I think it 's difficult to misconstrue hate speech , but what was it like watching some of the things that Aaryn did , like flip over a bed or call Candice `` Shaniqua '' or things like that ?

McGuire : I mean , it was crazy , do n't get me wrong . It was an emotional roller-coaster , and I just had to sit back and watch for most of it . But being there was kind of surreal regardless of what was going on . Everything kind of seemed unreal to me , so it really has n't hit me yet to be honest with you .

EW : When we talked to Nick after he got voted out , he said that on some level when you 're playing a game you do n't want to rock the boat , but then you do n't want to be that person who just stands by idly while someone is making such racial slurs and just saying some really unfathomable things . Did that factor in at all for you ?

McGuire : Yeah , yeah . You know , I -- like you said , you do n't want to rock the boat . I did n't want to get on anybody 's bad side , and if it was n't effecting me or at me personally , I did n't really want to jump into it . There 's probably some times I should 've stepped in and said , `` Calm down , '' but it 's a really crazy time . It 's really completely different than you would ever think , so I just sat back and enjoyed the show , I guess .

EW : How do you think Kaitlin is going to react to a certain term you used to describe a private part of hers ?

McGuire : -LSB- Laughs -RSB- I do n't know because I do n't know what you 're talking about . But hopefully , she reacts well .

EW : I guess you 'll see . So what 's next for you ? You 're moving back to the boat ?

McGuire : Yeah , I 'm going back to the boat . Got ta continue my sailing and hopefully , sail around South America soon .

EW : ` Big Brother ' contestant loses job over racist comments

EW : Yeah ? With Kaitlin maybe ?

McGuire : Ah . I do n't know ` bout all that , but we 'll see .

EW : Who do you think is most likely to last longer as a relationship : you and Kaitlin or Amanda and McCrae ?

McGuire : I think me and Kaitlin will . Amanda 's got a man at home , so we 'll see about that .

EW : Oh , really ? Does McCrae know that ?

McGuire : She 's got a boyfriend at home . She might not anymore , but she did .

EW : So you told Julie , you walked in one guy and walked out another . How so ?

McGuire : I walked in this cocky , arrogant man , and I walked out a little bit humbler .

EW : And yet you walked out saying , `` I 'm a champion when I eat , sleep , and poop . ''

McGuire : Yes . I am a champion when I eat , sleep , and poop .

EW : That 's humility .

McGuire : -LSB- Laughs -RSB- I am a champion through and through , and that 's why I could n't throw anything and I had to win 'em all . And even though I did n't win the game , I walked out with my head high , and I tried my best .

EW : Yeah . Well you were definitely a super-strong physical player . I think that they made the right move by getting rid of you now because you could 've just dominated in competitions .

McGuire : Exactly . I feel the same way . Thank you .

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McGuire became the third contestant evicted from `` Big Brother ''

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He says he 's `` not racist , sexist , or homophobic ''

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McGuire said he hopes to sail around South America soon